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The beginning of the end for traditional cinema?

20 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The growth of alternative digital delivery platforms and the instant release of The Interview have forced traditional cinematic businesses to adapt in order to stay relevant to today’s consumers, according to Markit...

Carruthers joins Data Explorers duo at Credit Benchmark

20 January 2015 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

David Carruthers has joined Credit Benchmark as head of research. Carruthers, who was co-head of Markit Securities Finance, left the company at the end of last year...

SCOTUS may decide iShares securities lending dispute

19 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The US Supreme Court has been asked to weigh into a dispute over the fees that BlackRock affiliates charged for securities lending services...

Strong 2014 for Eurex Repo

19 January 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Eurex Repo continued to grow in 2014, with outstanding volumes, the number of transactions and active participants all on the rise...

WestPoint Derivatives bags new securities finance trader

19 January 2015 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Stephen Rudland has moved to WestPoint Derivatives to work in securities finance trading...

Bank of America trims the hedge funds

16 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

New regulations forced Bank of America to end its relationship with around 150 hedge funds last year in its prime brokerage group...

Volume down for Brazilian CCP

15 January 2015 São Paulo
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Securities lending transactions at Brazilian central counterparty BM&FBOVESPA had a financial volume of BRL735.01 billion ($281.5 billion) in 2014, with 1,518,369 trades...

GF Securities in $1 billion IPO

15 January 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephen Durham

China’s third-biggest publicly traded brokerage, GF Securities, is to seek more than $1 billion from an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to reports...

Coherence Capital adds Lovisolo to management

15 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Coherence Capital Partners has appointed John Lovisolo as its chief operating and risk officer...

More reporting is key to transparency, says Finadium

14 January 2015 Concord, MA
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Finadium has published its response to the SEC plans to increase transparency in the derivatives and securities lending industry, suggesting mandatory reporting and modernisation...

Banking association wants CCP reforms

14 January 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

An association of top US banks has written to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) urging it to take a closer look at central counterparties (CCPs)...

SunGard's hottest stocks

14 January 2015 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SunGard’s Astec Analytics has compiled the hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 5 January 2015...

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